Donner Dolphin Fame

On Tuesday I had to take some things over to Donner for Jenny. Brady and Carson were along for the ride. They were like two celebrities, once we hit the campus. Brady loved every minute of it. Carson got a little shy but soon warmed up. As we walked into the classroom the second graders were in awe! Silence fell over the room and they just stared. Then Brady announced that he could run faster than every kid in my class. The crazy part was none of the students argued with him. He then ran across the room showing them how fast he truly was. The students were so kind one even shared his desk another her markers! Carson also showed off a little and stood at a student's desk making his cute little sounds! It was very sweet.

All Tuckered out!

We had our little play group over today and Brady played hard! Swim lessons were at 4:00 so we had to take a power nap before the swimming began. Brady insisted he keep his goggles on for the rest, however he will not wear them at swim lessons. It took him about 7 minutes to fall asleep, this is what it looked like!

Look Mom no hands

Carson the mellow boy he is does have some of his brother in him. He is a little dare devil! Today all he wanted to do was stand on top of the Little People Garage! The look on his face when he did it said, "look at me, I am big, look what I can do!"

The Clemens 10

Jenny got me thinking about numbers with her #3 post. Numbers are a big part of our lives right now. Brady just loves numbers! His favorite right now is 25, but I think I will go a little smaller and try the fabulous number ten!
1. Carson is almost 1 year old!
2. We have two beautiful boys, Brady and Carson.
3. Big brother Brady is the BIG 3 (and a half)!
4. We have four people in our family
5. We have been married 5 wonderful years.
6. We dated for 6 awesome years before we got married!
7. Brady and Carson have 7 cousins
8. Carson has 8, yes 8 pearly whites (teeth).
9. Our two cats Teegra and Belle have 9 lives.
10. Brady can count to 10 in Spanish!
I just learned some numbers are easier than others.

not so scared

Day two of swim lessons was much better. I spoke with the director about the problems I saw (yes, I am that annoying parent!).Brady had a different coach today who seemed to really know how to get the kids to listen. Hopefully she is here to stay! He had a lot more fun today too!

Fear Factor

Today was the first day of swim lessons! Brady was excited when we got there and wanted to know exactly where his lesson would take place and who his coach would be. The aquatic director called everyone over and told us a little of what to expect today, and a little house keeping such as arrive 5 minutes early to apply sun screen. That's when Brady announced he already had on his and he did not need more. When the director finished we all lined up in our classes and walked toward the pool. Brady who normally has no fear of the water seemed a little unsure and possibly shy. I found out that was just because the water was cold. I told him he needed to show his coaches how he could get in the water, and that was the first mistake, because he then stood and jumped into the pool where no one was looking. As they were testing the kids in the class, I removed myself and Carson as far as I felt comfortable, only to run back over to the pool with words of "Oh my God" as Brady decided to swim after his coach when she was not looking. He plunged himself under water and made a few more attempts to swim after the unexpecting, each time I ran pool side holding Carson hoping someone would pull him up in time. I then noticed two of the lifeguards joined in the area of his class and tried to keep myself busy talking to other moms! The entire time I had that nervous butterfly feeling. Because he has no fear of the water I want him to learn to swim. I am just not sure I can handle the experience for 7 more days! Does everyone go through this?

Team Work

"What's gonna work? team work"- a quote from one of our favorite shows, "Wonder Pets". This is how we keep ourselves busy at our house these days. At least they are getting along! The funny part of the story is that Carson actually started it. When Brady realized I thought it was funny he was right in the action.